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lesser celandine noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌles.ə ˈsel.ən.daɪn/ us /ˌles.ɚ ˈsel.ən.daɪn/plurallesser celandine or lesser celandines a small plant in the buttercup family that has shiny yellow flowers and is poisonous to horses, sheep, and cows: Traditional spring plants such as the lesser celandine can now be seen in January rather than March. Lesser celandines are now at their best in damp spots beside the lanes. Drifts of lesser celandine and wood anemone had burst into flower. Lesser celandine are one of the first woodland flowers of the year. The lesser celandine is a very attractive carpeting plant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |